IRCC announced a new temporary policy that will give recent international graduates with expiring temporary status an opportunity to stay in Canada longer, so that they can continue to gain work experience and have a better chance at qualifying for permanent residency. Starting in summer 2022, former international students who are in Canada and have…
On April 22, 2022, IRCC announced that Express Entry draws will soon resume and that invitations for candidates to apply for permanent residence will begin in early July. Travel restrictions throughout most of 2020 and 2021 delayed the processing of overseas applications, which led to an increase in the size of the processing inventory. To…
You may be eligible for a post-graduation work permit (PGWP) if you graduated from a designated learning institution (DLI) and want to stay in Canada temporarily to work. How long your PGWP is valid for depends on the length of your study program. If your program was less than 8 months →You aren’t eligible for…
Home Support Worker Pilot 2022 is still open to new applications. You can still apply under the new 2022 cap for the Home Support Worker Pilot. The Home child care pilot is closed to new applications for 2022 and will reopen to new applications on January 1, 2023. Cap for home support worker: 2750 Cap for Home child…
The Government of Canada announced that effective April 1, 2022, fully vaccinated travellers will no longer need to provide a pre-entry COVID-19 test result to enter Canada by air, land or water. Fully vaccinated travellers seeking to arrive in Canada before April 1, 2022, must still have a valid pre-entry test. Travellers arriving to Canada…
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship launched the permanent Atlantic Immigration Program on March 6, 2022. Candidates with a valid endorsement from an Atlantic Canadian business will now be able to submit applications for permanent residence under the new permanent program. Since 2017, participating employers have made over 9,800 job offers in key sectors, including in health…
Today, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship has announced new measures that will help reduce wait times, improve client experience, and help modernize Canada’s immigration system. These measures build on the work already done to reduce wait times, including hiring 500 new processing staff and digitizing applications. These new measures include: Return to…
You can complete up to 100% of your studies online from outside Canada. All of the time you spent studying online from outside Canada between spring 2020 and August 31, 2022, counts toward the length of a PGWP. This applies even if you’re completing 2 study programs. If you’re completing 2 study programs, you can…
If you want to apply to come to Canada as a permanent immigrant, or to work, study or visit, you may be able to include dependent children on your application. Children qualify as dependants if they are under 22 years old and don’t have a spouse or partner Dependants over the age limit – Children…
Before you change your school or program, you must meet all the conditions of your study permit. This means you must be: enrolled at a designated learning institution (DLI) and actively studying while you’re in Canada You need to contact IRCC if you: are a post-secondary student changing schools have a co-op work permit and…
